THERE have been continuing commentaries on how bad our agricultural sector, particularly rice farming, has been for a long time now. Sadly, there appears to be no clear dramatic improvement in sight.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Government agriculture officials urged Northern Mindanao farmers to embrace modern farming technologies ...

With fewer young people willing to farm, the average age of a Filipino rice farmer is 56 — and climbing. The shift away from farming could mean food shortages in the Philippines, which already ...

Food production is subordinated to the profit interests of a tiny layer of wealthy landlords and ruling elites while the ...

Rice feeds billions daily, but it also fuels climate change. Scientists are pioneering new techniques to cut emissions and ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday disclosed plans with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to ...

In his younger years, Jose Apollo Pacamalan worked as a market laborer, a farmer, and a copra gatherer just to put himself ...

As of March 13, the Philippines imported a total of 641,000 metric tons of rice — almost half of the amount in nearly the same period in 2024 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of ...

dubbed “rice granary of the Philippines”. Rice is a staple in the South-East Asian country, and Chinese hybrid rice has gained trust among local farmers for its high yield and resilience ...

Bringing rice grains from farms to plate in the country remains an expensive process ... Orly Manuntag, spokesperson for the Grain Retailers Confederation of the Philippines and co-founder of ...

Despite its ancient history in Asia, the first rice was grown in Australia in 1906 after Chinese gold prospectors arrived with the first rice seeds in 1850. Despite its ancient history in Asia ...

The country’s rice imports are expected to decline this year but remain large enough to drive down the selling prices of local rice farmers despite the continuing shortfall in domestic production. “It ...